As security systems migrate to IP, the systems integrator's role will also have to evolve – being a mere installer of hardware devices will eventually render SIs irrelevant. Delivering integrated solutions to the end user has become more important than ever.

MorphoTrak, a subsidiary company of Morpho (Safran), has announced that it will provide 50 ruggedized LiveScan Jumpkits to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). MorphoTrak will partner with solutions integrator SNAP to outfit CBP with the portable, climate-hardy kits.

Assa Abloy Security Doors, a UK division of Assa Abloy has supplied specialist doorsets to Custom House Crossrail station. The new Crossrail Custom House station is located in East London, one stop from Canary Wharf and is the only Central Section surface station. Assa Abloy Security Doors supplied

VCA Technology is set to showcase three new analytic solutions. Each provide opportunities for users to achieve maximum benefit from their investment in video surveillance and all are equipped with VCA's highly acclaimed analytics software which has been deployed worldwide in over 350,000 video chan

Just as security products have increasingly moved toward IP, the same holds true for access control, which inevitably becomes a part of the Internet of Things framework. Amid this trend, the role of the systems integrator will also have to evolve.